Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-15
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
The BIII Passes the sens
nfe by ~ 90 10.


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Tee nays uefe BAR, Camefuss Chaee.
Ohenay. Ffye. HAwiey, Hnar, morrill,
eawgsr, seaali. sherman and 50 s0Bes.
Before lakirR % ne a1t1 sot. ingalls,
offered resolution calling npon the
feagsiaFy for fpfoTuniion ~ % ths re-
s8iudiaafiou q private land clsins e
New Msxieo. Oregon, tdsho and Arl
zona. AdBptsd.
a. Of March %, 1875, gEanfloR % fsss
roads ths fiats Of gay thfonzn pasiie
fauds Of tbs Uniied Staiea Referred.
HeaslI. from the O0nferense Commst-
tas, reported . bili making an annasi
appropriation % provide arns ana
equipnenis for the militia loe oon-
nistss Recommended red1slnf tne sg-
1Toufiatlon from 100000 10 tf0J.oDo,
which was agreed %.
The senate then resumed o0nsidefs-
siou 81 the Intcg-etate Commeree Oil.
and wns addressed By hoas. He $40
be YES one d the hrst g. argue for Ma
ffonAl railroad leGsslatton, bat be 90.
ieatnd 20 two features Of he coeferenes
rspoft, beoauss be req ssded rneaa Tea
lures a. aitsmptsto stTiks down healthy
aesnpsaition, and because be r'gasdsd
thena a. calculated 70 inersass ne bar
dens which railroads already laid on tns
oommsFoe o. the ooGntry.
Al the conclusion Of H04Fs speech,
Sherman took the OF ant spoke for
an hear in opposition 70 the BAL.
Rdmunds then spoke IN its favor.
shsrmau said be desired 70 STATE his
reasons for The vote be would give os
ibis bill. BE believed no bill Of lee In
perfumes eser had anoh general support
not oaly aDouR the people, bal 10 both
houses o. OonaBess. The necessity foF
"a passage vas great. and made greater
81 4 recent decision Of the Sspreme
Court. Whatever might have been the
differences % opinion IN she past. there
vas oorourFent sentiment amcRR AL
elnaass af people. strongly REPRESENTED
ID both honGes Of C5naFess, inst there
ahsuld Be a0me general Legislation 70
regard 70 Inter State commerce. he
wss fres 20 say that the vote on the bill
would tend 70 defeat ita pas ,aQe this
session. He would vote differently from
fha way In which be intended 70 vote,
hat thaFe Waa no opportunity. Tue I'D
Vaneed state OF consideration Of the
measure, and the certainty Il would pas
IL the present session IN some form OF
otheF. prevented. There vac scarcely .
aouht hat the Conference COMMITTEES
wonld report u back. There vas such
4 pressure Of public opiai0n behind Il
that no conference COMMITTEES could
possibly prevent 10 passage. The Hoass
eouid At auy time withdraw the bill
from oonfaFence, " oonfereos failed %
perform their duty bat there vas nc
urekenaa that there was any danger Of
he kind. he should vote 10 Fecommil
the bill 30 she same elnfefeea with q
view te having them look over disputed
posntn. and zee Whistler or not they can
frame such provisions ~ will enable
Senators and Representatives 10 vote
for she bill freely, witheut any doubt ~
20 the eject Of any OF les provisions,
That vas view which be took Of
the bin IL ita praaeut foru. He thoughi
there vas great danger that the section
ag t. long and short hauls would destroy
the export trade Of the country. II
miaht. for instance, divert the tea trade,
which found its coarse from Asia %
Europe by tFanseOntineutal railroads
10 other routes like the Hnsx, Gaps Horn,
Panama OF Canadian Routea. Sc great
vas the competition for that trade thai
II could be diverted by . pebble, and
much more By such great restrictions Al
the bill proposal.
Rdmunds- What general provision
wsuld you sngRestf
sheFman--I am MOI prepared 10 say
what words wonld suggest ~ 10 pro-
vision for the export trade, but my gen
erai idea Il that | would make discrim'
nations 10 favor Of foreign trade. ! an
afraid, and I believe, that the immediate
effect Of the bill will be great disap
poinsment 10 all. fear that the vide
reading influence Of this section will
CRATE profound diacontent ia the very
regions reached by the gentlemen who
are earnestly advoeating this bill. That
q my oPlniou. ! may be mistaken.
have TOO narrow views about the mat
Ter. The Conference OGnmitsee may
dtvess the bill Of its questionable fes
tuFe. For that reason, and only for that
reason, | shall vote TO ruoommit the bill.
II this motion shall be voted down. ~
nov seems likely, | shall reserve the
xiaht 10 decide whether on the whsle Il
Il best 10 take the bill With its OBI %
tionabis features, OF With 80 many good
features. and peas 70 into Law, and leave
Ii for time 20 correct It's impeFfeeiions.
Edmands argued IN favor Of the oon
ference report. He claimed that ~ 10
the short and long haul section ths
Conference Oommittee had merely
changed the phrase Of tho bill az passed
by the senate, but bad not changed ia
substantial tenor or effect.
AldFich argued against the fourth
section Of tbs bill. he expressed bis
profound conviction that II she fonrth
aaaalsxss s.ss..a fs.as. -
prove disaatKOusta the gre % interests
reaealonary In is character aud revoia.
would demoraline aud cripple both tn
teFnal and external commerce.
Merrill said be had reached The con
elnsion that u wa his duty TO vote 70
reeommit tha It'll. lie vas sAtisfi a
woald BE- 10 increase fFeieats for ione
haala, and possibly for short hAals also.
Morrill, called attention 20 . provision
In the bill which would alec, tne eFand
tFnnk line Of Canada.
Gallon explained What the effect Of
she provision would be.
aswell Inquired whether that ould
ahrngate the treaty Of Washington.
Callam did not 80 understand ~. His
impression vas THAI the treaty. OF Mash-
layton had been ahrogated for some
time. Il was mere police regulation.
The united States had the nght 30 re-
gulFe compliance With u. aud II a for
etan company did not comply With tt 3
penaliy woald attach.
Eimnnas stated that the S0sh article
81 the treaty of Washington. whleh
seemed 10 Be the principal one Ia thls
eonneetion, bad been Terminated 90 tie
lsl Of Jaiy, ISIS. and sAs no longer Ia
torea. There were no Eroands What
eveF for the pFetense that amona all the
ether evils that wpuld happen any digsi-
ealty u00id arise IN rA9afd 10 eoatEAVun
ina existing treaty regulations with
Great Britain.
iagalls sand the debate in the Senate
"a aae toarth section 10 the original
bill tnfaed en- the idea thai TIE tFovi.
sion applied 20 terminal points. TIE
fearth section, Is fepaFtea by tie Cea-
ference uammistee. did noa meau sAag,
II meant the Application Of toe short
and tenZ haai prtseiFle 20 evefy siueie
nile % road between tsfmsnal peials
and 10 every pound ~ freight carried. Il
meAnt teeAl rates for every poeud q
It. tRht carried ever tie road Is meant
tue abolition of she whole syaieu Of
oheap lsns baais. uader uaieh distances
bad hSea eqaAiiEed. Rna the saantrs
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